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Current conditions at

Rutherfordton, Rutherford County-Marchman Field Airport (KFQD)

Lat: 35.43°NLon: 81.94°WElev: 1079ft.

Light Drizzle

63°F

17°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SW 8 mph
Barometer	29.95 in
Dewpoint	63°F (17°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	10 Jan 2:55 pm EST

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Extended Forecast for

Forest City NC

This Afternoon
High: 68 °F
Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 40 °F
Chance
Showers then
Mostly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 47 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 25 °F
Clear
Monday
High: 48 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 27 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 55 °F
Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 54 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 47. West northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Sunday Night

Clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 48. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 27.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 55.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.